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108 East 96 Street

464Records
16City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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464 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 94 311 service requests, 57 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1985
Floors19
Res. units112
ClassR9
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1015247502
BIN1084726

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Lead (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Drinking (1).

Filed construction activity

$285,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1985)
YesSix or more residential units (112)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)EAST 96 STREET PARKVIEW ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerLAURENCE T GINSBERG
Managing agentALGIN MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Last registered2026-07-20

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$10,226,700 $4,602,015
2027$9,477,270 $4,264,772

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $4,765,825 a year ($45.41 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,333,927 ($12.71 per sq ft), net operating income $3,431,898. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 17/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway96 St — 6 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
96 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 96 St / Lexington Av — M96 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 95 St & 3 Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

108 East 96 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ALGIN MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 20 buildings, 2,494 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
300 Mercer Street MN480 A
242 West 53 Street MN426 A
229 West 60 Street MN301 A
471 3 Avenue MN300 A
120 East 34 Street MN259 A
145 East 27 Street MN174 A
400 East 66 Street MN127 A
108 East 96 Street MN112 A
463 Central Park West MN66 A
530 2 Avenue MN51 A
330 East 85 Street MN45 A
148 East 30 Street MN39 A
242 West 61 Street MN27 A
138 East 96 Street MN17 B
147 East 95 Street MN15 A
128 East 96 Street MN15 A
130 East 96 Street MN15 A
136 East 96 Street MN10 A
132 East 96 Street MN8 A
134 East 96 Street MN7 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-02Agreement $325,000,000 — from LAURENCE TOWERS COMPANY LLC; HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; PLAZA REALTY INVESTORS DE 1, LLC; to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $325,000,000
2025-07-02AL&R $325,000,000 — from 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO. LLC; LAURENCE TOWERS COMPANY LLC; HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; EAST 9 to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $325,000,000
2025-07-02AL&R $325,000,000 — from 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO. LLC; LAURENCE TOWERS COMPANY LLC; HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; EAST 9 to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $325,000,000
2025-07-02Agreement $325,000,000 — from LAURENCE TOWERS COMPANY LLC; HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; PLAZA REALTY INVESTORS DE 1, LLC; to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $325,000,000
2013-06-25AL&R $210,000,000 — from EAST 96TH STREET PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES, L; HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $210,000,000
2013-06-25Agreement $233,000,000 — from RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO. LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 13 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH $233,000,000
2013-06-25Mortgage $40,000,000 — from 40-40 79TH STREET CO. LLC; 133-17 SANFORD AVENUE CO., LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 1 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH $40,000,000
2013-06-25M&CON $210,000,000 — from 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO. LLC; HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; EAST 96TH STREET PARK VIEW ASSOCIAT to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $210,000,000
2013-06-25Agreement $233,000,000 — from RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO. LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 13 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH $233,000,000
2013-06-25Mortgage $40,000,000 — from 40-40 79TH STREET CO. LLC; 133-17 SANFORD AVENUE CO., LLC; 315 EAST 21ST STREET CO. LLC; 1 to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH $40,000,000
2013-06-25AL&R $210,000,000 — from EAST 96TH STREET PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES, L; HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $210,000,000
2013-06-25M&CON $210,000,000 — from 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO. LLC; HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; EAST 96TH STREET PARK VIEW ASSOCIAT to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $210,000,000
2006-07-03AL&R $233,000,000 — from HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH to 40-40 79TH STREET CO., LLC; RICHELIEU GARDENS CO., LLC; 148 EAST 30TH STREET CO., LLC; 132 $233,000,000
2006-07-03Agreement $233,000,000 — from 530 SECOND AVENUE CO., LLC; EAST 96TH STREET PARK VIEW ASSOCIATES, L; 120 EAST 34TH STREET to HSH NORDBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH $233,000,000
2006-07-03Agreement $30,100,000 — from HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; 530 SECOND AVENUE CO., LLC; EAST 96TH STREET CO., LLC; 132-25 to CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH - SUCCESSOR; CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH $30,100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701140217
20180540312
201942200531
2020114039
202111860328
20220080412
20230160310
20243260314
20250156315
2026201047
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The full timeline

Construction 84Enforcement 99Housing & tenants 145Ownership & money 96Health & systems 40

Every one of the 464 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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